Director, Platform Engineering - EU

BetterUp
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Posted: 
August 1, 2023
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Remote
Job Commitment
Full-time
Job Commitment
Director
Job Function
Dev & Engineering
Salary
N/A
Job Commitment
Full-time
Experience Level
Director
Workplace Type
Remote
Job Function

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About the position

In this critical leadership role as a director of engineering, you will be responsible for growing and investing in our world-class talent. You will work closely with product, design, people insights, data, and coaches to build the next iteration of our products and drive business value. The company is on a path to $1B in revenue and is looking for someone passionate about technology and behavioral science to help people achieve their goals. If you are a proven leader with a strong technical background and a passion for impacting human performance, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact and be part of a fulfilling work experience.

Responsibilities

  • Recruit, hire, and develop a world-class remote-first engineering team.
  • Build strong organizational cultures focused on growth, innovation, and fostering creativity.
  • Work directly with product, design, and operations functions to define and refine product and engineering roadmap.
  • Optimize and evolve engineering best practices and processes.
  • Find ways to continuously balance investments in new initiatives and scale existing offerings.
  • Develop the technical roadmap and architecture for focus areas by working closely with product and leadership teams.
  • Drive technical alignment with other engineering leaders as the company scales its architecture.
  • Have a passion for impacting human performance and well-being at the intersection of technology and behavioral science.
  • Have a minimum of 12 years of software development experience, with 5 years of management experience.
  • Possess proven leadership skills and strong oral and written communication.
  • Experience managing managers is a plus.
  • Have expertise in agile software development processes (Kanban/SCRUM/Lean principles).
  • Demonstrate ruthless prioritization and ability to deliver maximum impact with minimal effort.
  • Have a deep understanding of SaaS/PaaS cloud architectures (AWS).
  • Experience growing and learning in other rapid growth environments is a plus.
  • Have a strong technical background with cloud or application engineering.
  • Prior experience with coaching is a plus.

Requirements

  • Passion for impacting human performance and well-being at the intersection of technology and behavioral science
  • 12 years minimum software development experience, with 5 years of management experience
  • Proven leadership skills and strong oral and written communication
  • Experience managing managers is a plus
  • Expertise in agile software development processes (Kanban/SCRUM/Lean principles)
  • Ruthless prioritization and ability to deliver maximum impact with minimal effort
  • Deep understanding of SaaS/PaaS cloud architectures (AWS)
  • Experience growing and learning in other rapid growth environments is a plus
  • Strong technical background with cloud or application engineering
  • Prior experience with coaching is a plus

Benefits

  • Access to BetterUp coaching; one for you and one for a friend or family member
  • Competitive compensation plan with opportunity for advancement
  • Flexible paid time off, including all federal/statutory holidays observed
  • 4 BetterUp Inner Work days
  • 5 Volunteer Days to give back
  • Learning and Development stipend
  • Company-wide Summer & Winter breaks
  • Year-round charitable contribution of your choice on behalf of BetterUp

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